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structure with an open clearstory that allows plenty of light to filter in, <br /> as well as cool breezes to flow through the structure. A cupola at the top of the roof, ornamental railings and planter <br /> beds around the gazebo add decorative elements. The gazebo is accessible to wheelchair users via a new concrete and <br /> brick walkway that travels through the rose-covered pergola directly to the gazebo. Future plans include cultivating this <br /> ,ection of the garden with heritage roses. The project was funded by a combination of private funds, donations of <br /> materials, and labor from area businesses, such as Scharpf's Twin Oaks, The Wildish Company, Edwin & Marie Baker, <br /> Builder's Electric, and River Roofing; and matching funds from the City. <br /> Since the Delta Rotary adopted Owen Rose Garden as a community service project in 1999, members have donated <br /> more than 2,500 hours of planning, coordination and physical labor to the beauty of the public garden next to the <br /> Willamette River. In addition to constructing the new gazebo, and, in conjunction with Parks and Open Space staff, Delta <br /> Rotary has decorated the garden with trellises and constructed rose bed borders, a paver pathway and a large pergola to <br /> adorn the walkway with climbing roses. <br /> To purchase a personalized brick, slate tile or planter in the garden, call Park Development Specialist Carrie Peterson at <br /> 682-4907. For more information about the dedication or project, call POS Public Information Specialist Therese Picado <br /> at 682-4814 or Parks Planner John Weber at 682-4908. <br /> Tour Talking Stones'in Alton Baker Park this Saturday <br /> A dedication of the "talking stones" in Whilamut Natural Area of <br /> Alton Baker Park will take place this Saturday, May 31, beginning <br /> with an artwalk at 10 a.m. in Springfield's Eastgate Woodlands <br /> and a formal dedication at 2 p.m. at Nearby Nature's park host , ' <br /> residence. <br /> ti <br /> Through a collaborative effort between the City of Eugene Parks <br /> and Open Space Division, Willamalane Parks and Recreation <br /> District, and the Whilamut Natural Area of Alton Baker Park <br /> Citizen Planning Committee, 11 basalt boulders with Kalapuya <br /> word engravings were installed in both the Eugene and a r <br /> Springfield portions of the natural area last December. The <br /> ,tones are carved with a Kalapuya word and the English <br /> translation. For example, "Illio" means"joyful," and "Whilamut" <br /> means"where the river ripples and runs fast." –41 <br /> The purpose of the project is to provide an historical appreciation of the early inhabitants of this area. Kalapuya Elder <br /> Esther Stutzman consulted on the project to determine names and appropriate stone locations. The project also provides <br /> a link between Eugene and Springfield, which share this riverfront parkland. <br /> Whilamut Natural Area is the eastern section of Alton Baker Park, encompassing 237 acres dedicated for passive <br /> recreation and habitat restoration. It was recently given a Kalapuya name to recognize the native people who hunted, <br /> fished and gathered camas bulbs on this land and who demonstrated their reverence and stewardship of the land. <br /> For more information about the Whilamut Natural Area of Alton Baker Park or the "talking stones" project, contact Parks <br /> Planner Carolyn Weiss at 682-4914. <br /> Volunteers to Restore Historic Trail in Hendricks Park this Weekend <br /> The City of Eugene's Parks and Open Space Division, in partnership with REI, the Friends of Hendricks Park and several <br /> generous sponsors, will hold a trail building work party in Hendricks Park on Saturday, May 31, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 <br /> p.m. Volunteers interested in participating in the REI community service project should meet at the F.M. Wilkins Shelter <br /> at 2200 Summit Avenue for a training session prior to beginning work on resurrecting the quarter-mile trail to the oak <br /> knoll in the southwestern corner of the park. Parking is limited at the park; volunteers are asked to use alternative forms <br /> of transportation—bike, walk or park at Agate Hall and use the shuttle provided by LTD. The first 100 volunteers will <br /> receive free pizza for lunch, donated by Track Town Pizza. <br /> The trail, which has been in existence since 1915, used to lead to a look-out tower, but the tower collapsed and the trail <br /> became overgrown by 1975. The oak knoll trail will add to the growing network of trails that are being created in and <br /> around the park with the implementation of the Hendricks Park Forest Management Plan in 2000. <br /> EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 2 <br />